Interesting Links for 19-06-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Looks like "Reform" are lying about the Equality Act.

(tags:UK UKIP lies politics )

2. "I'm Personally Going To Force Game Companies To Put In All That Stuff You Hate"

(tags:society games satire )

3. Henry Selick Talks Remastered 'Coraline'

(tags:movies animation stopmotion 3dprinting neilgaiman )

4. Self-driving cars found to be safer - except at dawn, dusk, or when turning

(tags:cars automation safety )

5. Waymo self driving cars seem to be much much safer than human drivers

(tags:driving cars automation safety )

Comments

[armiphlage]

Insurance companies will focus on the total cost; if the day-to-day savings outweigh the cost of a car occasionally smashing through a shopping mall food court, then they'll raise the rates charged to human drivers and force a swift changeover to automated vehicles.

[calimac]

That would be another example of insurance forcing people into doing things against their, and society's, interests.